CATRIONA GRAY,
BINUWELTAHAN
Matapos lumutang si 2018 Miss Universe Catriona Gray sa National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) kamakailan upang ireklamo ang umano’y fake nude photo niya sa isang tabloid, bumuwelta naman ang pahayagang Bulgar matapos matanggap ang demand letter mula sa kampo ng dalaga.
Kung matatandaan, humihingi ng P10 million in damages at public apology si Catriona at ang talent management nito dahil sa paglalabas umano ng fake nude photo ng beauty queen.
Sa isang official statement na galing sa pamunuan ng Bulgar na ipinadaan sa entertainment editor ng tabloid na si Janice Navida, naniniwala silang “smart enough” si Catriona “to see clearly the whole situation.”
“It’s really unfortunate and I feel so sorry that we came to this point when we could have talked nicely,” simulang pahayag sa statement. “I want you to know that we truly honor and acknowledge all your hard work and effort to build that name and to deserve that most prestigious crown.”
“I personally believe that you’re truly an amazing pride of our country and that’s why we look up to you with highest respect and that we also care for your image,” dagdag nito.
Nagsimula ang kontrobersya nang maglabas ng mga misteryosong post ang ex-boyfriend ni Catriona na si Clint Bondad, na sinundan nga ng paglabas ng umano’y topless photo na dalaga.
“The first thing that got into our mind if of course, is this true or fake? Of course, you got our sympathy without asking for it because as I’ve said, women should be respected at all times.”
“And this is evident in the articles being published in our newspaper and online platform, Bulgar, for consecutive days from the time the controversy involving you and Mr. Bondad started.”
“Our intention is to inform the readers, not just you and your camp, that someone, or maybe a group of people, is doing this, spreading the obscene photo through online to destroy your name.”
“Kung sakaling totoo ito at hindi edited lang, ‘di na namin papangalanan pero tiyak na may ideya na ang ibang tao kung sino ang maaaring nasa likod ng paglalabas nito,” saad ng pahayag.
“I hope too that you may see our intention to help you in clearing your name to the whole universe that the nude photo circulating online is fake and edited only, that’s why when we learned about your clarification on the matter, we quickly posted your camp’s statement on our Facebook page and website to enlighten everybody about that controversial photo.”
“And we also would want to reiterate that even when we decided to publish in print and uploaded the said photo in our FB page, we did our part to protect youbecause you deserve that – by not releasing the original photo sent to us, instead we blurred the private part because our intention is not to those the readers that ‘eliciting to the mind’ portion but just to inform everyone that there’s someone or maybe a group of people that want to destroy you,” dagdag nito.